Hey, There!
Welcome to EFA's Los Angeles chapter page. EFA LA is open to all EFA members in the Los Angeles area—from the desert to the sea. If you fall a little outside the area, say, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo, Riverside, or San Bernardino Counites,
consider yourself welcome too.
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What's Coming Up?
October 22, 2025
LA Movie Night Join members of the LA chapter for a much-anticipated showing of Rebel with a Clause in West LA. Grammar expert Ellen Jovin takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on an epic road trip across all 50 states to show that comma fights can bring us closer together in a divided time. 5:30 pm: Socialize over dinner or dessert at the Nickel Mine sports bar, 11363 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 6:30 pm: The Grammar Table, Laemmle Royal theater, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., West LA
Ellen will be available before the film to shoot the breeze, answer questions, distribute nonmandatory grammar quizzes, sell and sign books 7:30 pm: Rebel with a Clause, $17.50 general admission, purchase in advance Come early or join us at the theater! There is a short walk between the two venues. Contact Lynn Varon with questions. 
October 28, 2025
10:30-12:00 am
Live, in person, and face to face What do MEATBALLS and MANUSCRIPTS have in common? Our next get together!
Due to popular demand, we're meeting at the spookily spacious and
bright Burbank IKEA. | |
FREE
AND EASY PARKING. Use the entrance on the left (north) side. The
restaurant is upstairs. Contact Janet Long or Christine Van Zandt for
more information. Go to Event post to RSVP.
IKEA Burbank
600 South IKEA Way
Burbank, CA 91502
Meetings are open to all EFA members. Please note, the old chapter email address (chap_losangeles@the-efa.org) is no longer functional. If you are not in the chapter but would like to attend a meeting, feel free to contact one of the coordinators through
the member directory. If you are not in the EFA but are curious, sign up for a Guest Membership.
Past Chapter Events
On September 11, members of all the California chapters enjoyed a presentation about the tax laws of our state as they apply to freelance editors. Topics included worker classification, the ABC test, and exceptions for editors. Our speaker was Marie-France Li, a payroll tax specialist with the Employment Development Department, Tax Branch, Field Audit and Compliance Division
On June 5, Amy J. Schneider presented Conscious Language and Copyediting Fiction. The owner of Featherschnieder Editorial Services, Amy J. Schnieider is the author of The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction.
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